St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-13
RUMBLE OF THE RAILS.
ABERDEEN RAuLRoADINc.
A Great Deal of Activity in Building
and Extending Roads.
Special to the Glot

Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, OAK, April 12.-The old
Ordway, Bismarck & Northwestern grade
will be finished from Aberdeen to Bismarck
by the last of July. The company, after
passing into the hands of the Northwestern
improvement company, of Minneapolis,
last fall, decided to change the name to the
Aberdeen, Bismarck q Northwestern COM
pany E. +. Wells, of jamestown. OAK,
has control of all contracts and expenses.
having now located the general offices of
the company at this place in the Hagerty &
Marble block. He will be assisted by G. B.
Brooks and Chief Engineer W. l.. Richards.
corps of engineers left here Saturday
morning to cross section the line from here
north, which was located last year. The
officials say here that it is not yet definitely
decided whether or not TO grade south Of
here in the direction of WATERFOWL, OAK,
but it is said, on good authority. the line
when finished will be turned over to one of
Dakota's trunk lines probably either the
st. Paul, Minneapolis Il Manitoba or the
Rock Island system. If to the latter a
south line to Watertown will be necessary
for connection, and if to the former a
southwest extension will probably be built
to Pierre, Oak, where an election is to be
held May Is to decide whether the city will
issue bonds to assist the ST. Paul, Mime
apolis d Manitoba to build there. The
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul has bought
a tract of land on the west side of town,
and is beginning to see that something must
be done for its interests here. Its present
round house and depot are both
entirely too small for their business.
and General Superintendent c. W. Case of
Minneapolis, who spent few days in the
city last week, informed the citizens that
his company intended to build a two-story
brick passenger depot and brick round house
at once. and probably machine shops later in
the season. The trouble between the COM
pany and the city regarding the opening of
Main street across its tracks some time ago
has been satisfactorily settled and the COM
pany now proposes to improve its property
here during the summer. The rumOr of
last week, to the effect that the St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba company intended
to build two extensions from here this sum-
mer, one north and one south, is not vet
fully confirmed. although reliable informa-
ton points that way, and the fact that it
intends building into Watertown this sea-
son. and this being their nearest terminus
to that point, it will be seen it can extend
from here by far less building than from
elsewhere. c. A. Jewett secretary of the
old Aberdeen. Fergus Falls Il Pierre rail-
way, has notified all subscribers of stock to
pay it to F. H. Hagerty, treasurer, at once,
and receive their stock. The franchise and
contracts of this road have been turned
over to the St. Paul. Minneapolis & Mani
toba road. TIE Chicago & Northwestern
has decided upon enlarging its depot here,
putting in larger offices, new baggage
room and 1adiQS' and pautc, yyaitjno roonc
Material is being sent by the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul to Roscoe daily. to
be used in completing its lines north and
south from there. 1t has not BEEN decided
how far the new line will extend north of
ROSana